The evening world., 1887-10-14

matter of stopping the small lotteries ct the
fair, Mayor Hewitt is a losing candidate for
the ancient and faded cotton umbrella which
is to go to the most unpopular man in New
York. Archbishop Corrigan leads with 90
votes, at 10 cents each, Mayor Hewitt having
but 50, Father Cotton, the present rector OF
st. Stephens, coming next. Mgr. Preston
has 8 votes. John ]. O'Donohue has 9 and
Capt. Reilly, Of the Nineteenth Precinct,
who was made a candidate after the charge
of his men ON the Progressive Labor party's
meeting in Union Square and after the arrest
OF Manager Croasdale, has 2 votes;
Quite q different umbrella, O silk one, with
a gold headed stick, will go to the most pop
ular lawyer, and in this contest Judge Ma
guire leads. Louis F. Post, Col. Bob Inger-
soil, Frederic r.. Coudert, and Gideon ].
Tucker follow in that order.
Mary Halligan, DR.. McGlynn's faithful
housekeeper at st. Stephens rectory in DAYS
gone by, has l01 votes, and her popularity is
30 eminent that no other candidate has re-
ceived votes enough to give her q realization
bracelet to be given to the hardest worker at
the fair.
Another bracelet, similar in design, bids
fair to grace the wrist of Miss Jennie T..
George, the pretty daughter OF the prophet
of Anti Poverty, who has 116 votes, to 1c8 for
Miss Margaret Byrnes and 104 for Miss Annie
Conway.
W. VIZ " POPuluI
priest, DR.; Curran is ahead, with 113 votes;
Hugh 0. Pentecost has Is, DR.. Burtsell 81,
Father Ducey As, Father Malone 29. Father
tell sdil 10. and ndn the Rev. r. f. H fIs @ei Newton SU1@ 4 I.
That lady's gold watch will look well IN
Miss Hattie Landau's girdle. She has 2s4
votes, Miss Lille Frolke 157, Mrs. Purcell 126
and Miss Munier LOT. .
The most popular man in the Eighteenth
Assembly District, according to the vote
which is to decide who shall carry a fine
gold-headed cane. is Chairman John r.
who follows DIR. McGlynn. He had 29s votes
to his credit. Treasurer DR.. Henry Carey,
OF the practitioners. comes next with 2Ss.
George Norman has 100 and William J..
The gold medal which is to be presented TO
the most popular lady engaged in work at the
fair bids fair to go to Miss Mamie Elliott,
who has l13 votes. Miss Mary Reilly has So,
II. In the contest among the Assembly Dis
trict United Labor organizations . for the
ownership Of DR.. McGlynn's. gift of q silk
American flag the Seventh leads, with 8O7,
votes. The Twentieth has 22O, and the Thir-
teenth, Sixteenth, Twenty-second and Third
follow in hat order. The colors will be pre-
sented 10 the winner by Judge Mcguire on
Monday evening, when all the prizes will be-
The poll will close tomorrow night, and
the goods left on hand will be sold at auction
also tomorrow night, The goods we're
going like hot cakes last night at private
sale, the purchasers generally naming their
own prices.
Preparations for the ball are going on
nicely, and already tickets enough have been
sold to insure q large gathering.
before the fair closes. The works of art
there exhibited are unique, to say the least.
"A study of Fish, /" done in oil, Is q nice box
Of sardines pr. McGlynn Behind Time"
aanfing a bunch of thyme; = Islands Of
Greece" rest on a surface OF water in a
sewer; Failing Dew =" is q promissory note
on demand; a",Street in PHILADELPHIA is Of
of course The First Letter" is A. The
other works of the old masters are equally
good.
A lecture ON mesmerism by Prot. P. J..
Nelson, with many interesting and laughable
highly enjoyed last night bE a crowded audi
"A Boston DIP" will be presented in the
Mr.. Lander Kids, Charles Goldey as Mon
sieur Adonis, Magnus Gross, jr., as Mr.. Null
lgrub, George Gross as Mr.. Dasher, Miss A.
LeubuscheT as Eve Mplligrpb,, Miss Ella
Compile as Mrs Mulligrub.
There will also be a half-mile foot-race and
a walking match in the ring once trod by
Noremac, Leary, Hartman n other noted
The Hammersmiths and Plumbers of Clar-
endon Hall will be present this evening, five
hundred strong, marching from their hall in
Thirteenth street to the fair in a body, led by
a fife and drum corps.
Among the signs read at the fair last night
was one at q stand where a man sold TOW
monkeys which turned unaccountable somer-
saults. 1t said The monkeys are for
George" Another over the tailless donkey,
which has created so much merriment, read:
This is only a paper donkey. A genuine,
Smon-pqre, living specimen can be Hound In
the City Hall"
The fair is declared to have been the most
remarkable success ever known in its line.
Hnneafx nnd Inhennnhanra-